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Rohm and Haas to slash 900 jobs, idle and close plants
8:21 AM ET, Jan 20, 2009 - By Christopher HintonNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Rohm and Haas Co. said Tuesday it would shed about 900 jobs to adjust its operations and cost structure in response to widespread market weakness. The Philadelphia specialty-chemicals company said the move would result in a fourth-quarter, pre-tax restructuring charge of about $90 million, and deliver a pre-tax run-rate savings of about $90 million.
Rohm & Haas, which is set to be acquired by Dow Chemical , added it has also frozen employee salaries and discretionary spending for 2009, and will close or idle under-utilized plants. For the fourth quarter, Rohm & Haas said it expects to exceed the current Wall Street consensus. Analysts are looking for earnings of 63 cents a share, on average, according to a poll from FactSet Research. Shares of Rohm & Haas were off a fraction in premarket trading to $60.
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8:21 AM ET, Jan 20, 2009 - By Christopher HintonNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Rohm and Haas Co. said Tuesday it would shed about 900 jobs to adjust its operations and cost structure in response to widespread market weakness. The Philadelphia specialty-chemicals company said the move would result in a fourth-quarter, pre-tax restructuring charge of about $90 million, and deliver a pre-tax run-rate savings of about $90 million.
Rohm & Haas, which is set to be acquired by Dow Chemical , added it has also frozen employee salaries and discretionary spending for 2009, and will close or idle under-utilized plants. For the fourth quarter, Rohm & Haas said it expects to exceed the current Wall Street consensus. Analysts are looking for earnings of 63 cents a share, on average, according to a poll from FactSet Research. Shares of Rohm & Haas were off a fraction in premarket trading to $60.
mamma mia ...come la scomparsa dei dinosauri ...